Applying for Computer Time

The Alabama Supercomputer Authority has designated two categories of accounts:

Academic Block

Available computing resources are allocated to the universities, colleges,
and K-12 schools in accordance with policies set by the Board of Directors
of the Alabama Supercomputer Authority. The allocation for each educational
institution is available each year from the CEO of the Alabama Supercomputer
Authority.

Commercial Block

Available computing resources are allocated for commercial and non-Alabama
academic users by the Alabama Supercomputer Authority.

Commercial accounts include commercial and non-Alabama academic activities.
All commercial accounts are coordinated through the Huntsville ASC office.

For pricing information on the DMC or the SGI Altix 350, please contact
Dr. Young at hpc@asc.edu or 256-971-7434.
Some software packages, such as NASTRAN and ANSYS, have a usage royalty charge
which may apply to some accounts.

Each user must have a separate account on the DMC. To request an account,
the user should submit an
AREN Account Activity Request
Form to the computational specialist. The completed form is given
to the computational specialist, who forwards it to the ASC account administrator
for processing. Once the account is established, the user is notified by
the specialist or the account authority.